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Is King's Group still in existence?

I most certainly DID NOT!

Who suggested that he owns what?

Cameron (owner of Circus et. has a night-time photo on his homepage. https://www.facebook.com/Mr.Cameron.McKean

I believe that the pavement works are to enable the burying underground of electricity cables.

Not really Thai logic. In Thailand prices go UP in a quiet time to cover losses.

So Thailand not so bad, however I recall when I first moved here a score or more years ago, Thailand prices were a fraction of London prices.

Can someone compare the prices of a pint of draught Lager in a gay (non ago go) bar in Silom to similar in London (Soho) please?

I've sent a P.M. to Glen to tell him about the booking problems.

The 'all' is a generalisation and completely untrue.

Really 'everywhere'? I had 2 X Astrazenica at the so called 'central' station Bang Sue and 2X Pfizer at MBK (Mah Boon Khrong)) . MBK SO handy, efficient and friendly but now closed down (the vaccinations, not MBK). I do see in an above message that there is a centre near St. Louis so I will give that a try for my fifth (4 months after latest one) rather than the journey to Bang Sue.

Mis leading headline. It is a PROPOSAL by the sports minister to revise.

I travel almost daily on short journeys on a motor bike taxi (yes, self confessed' lazy git). The only problem with the drivers for me is that they don't seem to realise that farang are wider than them when squeezing between traffic. As to tuk tuks, I don't think I could fold myself up small enough to squeeze into one these days.

Same old location?

Sorry Oz, maybe I worded it badly. I was referring to posters OTHER than you. I respect your opinion completely. AND am jealous of your 2000+ visits.

Much sense Vessey -- you obviously actually do get out to the bars unlike some other posters here spouting their high falutin ideas without practical knowledge.

Of course the tip in the folder is not relevant to the boy as this (should) go to a pot and be shared between all the staff. Any tip personally for the boy or (god forbid the mamasan) should be given to the boy personally (maybe avoiding in front of mamasan's eyes or he may be demanding a share of it from the boy). In restaurants, the same applies -- tip your waiter (if he deserves it) into his hand and any general tip into the folder. This is quite normal in Thailand and can be done openly in any bar or restaurant, gay or straight.. One big gay bar (not agogo or host) that I know well, has two pots -- one for waiters, another for bar staff-- both administered by the staff themselves with nothing going to the management. The waiter is NOT allowed to slip the folder change into his pocket. The kitchen staff have enhanced salaries to compensate for no tips. In a 'host' bar the boy will get a small percentage of the price you paid for his drink (possibly an enhanced price to yours to compensate). Finally, many host bars, not all, do not give any salary to waiters, hosts etc. and they rely on tips and share of drink prices.

A couple of years ago we went to the botanical gardens. On arriving at the cashier's booth and peering to see if it was double pricing, the girl in the booth looked at us and said "you two are so old, you get in free".

Have a look at Richard Barrow's site on Facebook. Always interesting trips, even steam train trips sometimes.

Officials out in force in Silom Soi 4 and Patpong - Covid, fire and safety checks to fulfil new governor's aims

I didn't say that you did say that.

During lockdown it was NOT a gogo bar. It opened upstairs as a 'restaurant' with loud singing.

It was not operating as a gogo bar during lockdown. At one stage it opened as a 'restaurant' with 'singalong". Of course not a karaoke because that would have been naughty.

My memory is a bit fogged due to Singha beer but as I recall: The ground floor premises was originally a Tapas. Welcome bar (next to Telephone and rented from Balcony) then, or later, rented the upstairs room and opened it as a small gogo bar, named Banana Room. It also had ladyboy shows but they weren't happy because the low ceiling spoiled their headdresses. At some stage Tapas became Banana Bar. The upstairs was Banana Room Club (still to this day owned by the owner of the now defunct Welcome bar). I never found out if Banana was connected to Twilight Banana. For a long time the downstairs was being renovated, then lockdown. At some time during the last two years, upstairs operated as a 'restaurant' where people could sing along . Recently, another renovation downstairs and a bright new terrace and name 'Banana Room'. I can't comment on the activities as I haven't ventured in. Tomorrow maybe. Sorry if some of my sequence of events is a bit confused. Please correct where appropriate.

Good thing it's closed. It was notorious for having young 'boxers' further into the bar.